Friday, September 4, 2009

Autumn

Has anyone else ever noticed in Virginia that almost exactly when September hits- BAM!- automatically Fall starts up? All of a sudden it gets chilly in the evenings and mornings. All of a sudden it's not quite so bright and sunny. All of a sudden the leaves on the dogwood trees are turning brown. I love it. I love and welcome and eagerly anticipate the Fall. I mean, I love the Summer too- I love wearing nothing but dresses and letting Valentine run around in just her diaper and the warm, close moist air. But, there is nothing like Virginia Falls. I've been aching for them while I've been away (stupid Vegas). The crispiness of the air. The beautiful reds and golds showering off the tips of trees. The smell. The taste. The fog and frost in the mornings. Jumping in piles of lovely leaves. The pumpkins. Halloween and Thanksgiving. Drew's and Valentine's birthdays. Don't even get me started on Fall wardrobe. I love it. I crave it. Welcome Fall- I've been expecting you.

2 comments:

Okay, I'm booking a flight right now! It's still 105 degrees from 9am to 4am! That sounds wonderful! I already have a few bags of fall clothes just waiting to be worn...I am completely jealous that you already get to wear yours. Enjoy the weather and think of me while your wearing sweaters and scarves!!! :)

I love love love love lve fall in VA. I already went and bought a pupmkin pie candle and a spiced apple candle. I can't wait for pumpkins and pies and hot cider! I love Virginia! I can't beleive how much I missed this in Utah! Can we take a drive togther in the Blue Ridge Mountains when the leaves change more? I love you. We need to hang out. Did you know that Joelle moved to Serbia to goto Med School? NOT A JOKE!

While cleaning up Valentine after she peed all over herself and my mom's couch-

Me: "Valentine!!! We do NOT go pee-pee in our underwear!!! You're a big girl, you know that!! We do NOT do that!!!!"

Valentine: (looking down) "It's not so terrible Mama." (looks at me) "It's not so terrible."

Me: "Yes it is, it is so terrible. Don't do it again."

Valentine: (looking down again muttering) "It's not so terrible Mama....."

Page: "You're gonna diiiie!"

Dad: "Do we use these, can I throw them out??"

Jordan: "Yeah you can throw them away we don't use them anymore...... but that one Dance Dance Revolution Pad has so many dear memories."

I started to nurse Moses while some of the family was around....

Merry "Drew, do you wish that was you?"

She has been on FIRE lately!

Jessie: "So, how was Page and Ted's honeymoon?"

Kasi: "Good, they said pretty much all they did was hang out in the hotel room and on the beach."

Merry: "And make-out."

Me: "Valentine, please stop doing that."

Valentine: "WHAT'D YOU SAY?!" (continuing what she's not supposed to do)

Me: "Valentine, that's enough!"

Valentine: "WHAT'D YOU SAY??!" (still doing it)

Me: "Valentine! Sto.."

Valentine: "WHAT'D YOU SAY?! WHAT?!" (still doing it)

Summer (addressing everyone): "So, if you could have a million dollars but could never use the internet again would you take it? Which would you rather have?"

Many arguments ensued about whether a million dollars is worth more than a life time's use of the internet..... after a few minutes we hear.....

Merry: "So, would you rather have food or sex?"

Silence.

Everyone: "What did you say Merry???"

"Did you just say sex?"

Nico: "She didn't, she said text."

Me: " No, she said sex."

Merry: "Uh, yeah, I say SEX."

Valentine: "Whoah Momma, she's so heavy!" (while holding Moses)

Valentine: "Happy Tine-tine's Day!" (on Valentine's day)

While Valentine is awake in her crib at midnight and being ignored by her annoyed parents: (yelling) "Momma?!........ Hey Momma?............ Mooooommmmmaaaaaaa!......... Daddy?............ Bicah?!................. ANYBODY!!! HEY ANYBODY!!!!!!!!"

Valentine: "Aw, come on!"

Kasi: "I was a creepy teenager actually."

Merry: "Um, Ted. Probably at my wedding I will dance with you third. First my husband, then my dad and then you."

Yelling from the other room-

Me: "Valentine?"

Valentine: "What?!"

Valentine: "Wight back!"

Response from Bud to my text saying "IT'S A BOY!!!"

Bud: "Hurray! Madie you really pulled through on this one."

"Page I saw the commercial for Grey's Anatomy and there's a shooter in the hospital and the Nazi gets pulled out from under a bed!"

-Micah

"What are you doing Idiot A**?"

-Sassy while driving

"Snow globe, snow globe, I am yours" - an excerpt from one of Merry's poems